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A new free outdoor fitness program called 'Fitness in the Park' is set to kick off in Evansville next Saturday.

It's part of Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's initiative to bring more awareness to healthy lifestyles.

Fitness in the Park is being organized by Energize Evansville, a committee through the Mayor's Office made up primarily of local fitness professionals.

"Fitness in the Park is going to be a monthly occurrence where there are going to be different events going on throughout the City where people can come out and either walk or run or ride bikes or do yoga or boot camp workouts. There's just a lot of different possibilities. We want people to understand they don't just have to go into a gym and lift weights for hours to get exercise," said Tony Maslan, chairman of the group Energize Evansville that is organizing the program.

Maslan says the first event will begin at 9am, Saturday May 19th, on the Evansville State Hospital grounds.

It will begin with the 3rd Annual Push-Ups for Charity event which raises money through donations for wounded veterans and their families.

Afterwards, at 9:45am and 10:45am people can participate in yoga, Zumba, a boot camp workout or piloxing (a combination of pilates and boxing) at no charge.

Maslan says different supplement stores and gyms will also have representatives on hand.

"One of the things that we're trying to teach people is that you don't have to have a gym membership, you don't have to have a lot of equipment, you don't have to spend a lot of monthly to be healthy. So by coming out to Fitness in the Park you can learn a lot of different things that you can do to improve your health and hopefully take some of the things that you learn and carry on throughout the week and the month until the next event," said Maslan.

Next month's Fitness in the Park event is scheduled for June 23.

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By Ellin Holohan HealthDay Reporter Latest Exercise & Fitness News

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Subsidizing exercise and fitness-related lifestyles in middle age could significantly reduce the ballooning cost of health care in later years, a new study of more than 20,000 people suggests.

The study, slated for Thursday presentation at an American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta, found that fit middle-aged men and women had significantly lower medical expenses later in life compared to people who failed to stay in shape.

The more-fit study participants had 38 percent lower medical costs many years later, measured by Medicare and other insurance claims from 1999 through 2009.

"We wanted to determine if higher levels of physical fitness in middle age are associated with lower costs later in life," said study author Dr. Justin Bachmann. "We found that fitness confers dividends later in life even when other risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and obesity are controlled for."

The implications of the findings give "credence to efforts like Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign," he said. The First Lady has initiated a project aimed at reducing childhood obesity through exercise and proper nutrition.

Levels of fitness were determined by a treadmill test measuring metabolic equivalents (METs), Bachmann said. The higher the METs, the more fit a person is. People who exercise regularly perform better on the test because they have greater aerobic capacity, which translates into better cardiorespiratory health and lower costs later in life, he said.

The study was a collaboration between the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center and the Cooper Institute, both in Dallas.

Researchers screened participants for previous heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Of the 20,489 given a "healthy" designation, 16,186 were men and 4,303 were women, with an average age of 51. When Medicare costs and other insurance payments were compared, the average age was about 72, Bachmann said. The study participants were drawn from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, a repository of health-related data from close to 100,000 patients collected over the past four decades.

Many of the study participants were business executives who went to the center for physicals and represent "an unusually healthy cohort," reducing the effect of confounding factors, Bachmann said.

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NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Franco Carlotto, fitness expert and author of Carb Cycle, has named Krupp Kommunications (K2), a full-service public relations, marketing and branding agency, as agency of record to represent Carb Cycle - the only fitness and nutrition program that works with the body's natural carb storage system to reach and maintain weight-loss goals. In this role, K2 will provide overall brand management and media relations while educating today's society on ways to achieve the healthy and fit body they've always dreamed of, without sacrificing carbs through his Carb Cycle system.

A culmination of over two decades of thorough studying and testing, Carb Cycle works by rearranging one's carb intake between normal-carb and lower-carb days in an ongoing cycle - thus depleting and then loading the body's natural carb storage in a safe, effective, and simple cycle. Contrary to most other diets, Carb Cycle never requires eliminating carbs completely, ensuring that results will neither plateau nor will the body ever be low on energy or nutrients which carbs provide. Carlotto authored Carb Cycle to help teach those looking for a natural yet efficient way to achieve and maintain both optimal fitness and health.

"Over the years I have personally helped people all over the world get and stay in shape while still eating carbs by using my Carb Cycle method. Now with the release of my book, I'm thrilled to share my system with the world!" said Carlotto. "With K2's reputation in the health and wellness space, they are the perfect agency to represent the Carb Cycle brand."

"We pride ourselves on working on projects that help people live their best lives and are thrilled to be working with Franco Carlotto as he sets out to teach society his revolutionary way to take back control of their health," says Heidi Krupp, founder and CEO of Krupp Kommunications.

About Franco Carlotto

Born in Switzerland and currently residing in California, Franco Carlotto spent the past 27 years of his life dedicated to the study of fitness and nutrition. An internationally recognized fitness expert and model, Franco gained notoriety when he won the prestigious Mr. World Fitness competition not only once, but six times in a row.

As a Fitness Expert, Franco has been a spokesperson, official partner, speaker, and consultant for such prestigious groups as The Department of Health Services, The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association, The Special Olympics, The March of Dimes, and many others. He has authored dozens of articles and columns for international newspapers and magazines such as GQ, Fit for Fun, Bild, Swiss Illustrated and others, and appeared on TV stations all over the world including CNN. He's also the author of "Fitness for Kids - Because Children are our Future" which thousands of children have received since 2006 at the ongoing Fitness for Kids Events.

Carlotto is also the founder of Fitness for Kids - a worldwide impactful, difference-making organization program designed to educate children and young families about the importance of eating right and taking care of their bodies. For more information, please visit http://www.carbcycle.com

About Krupp Kommunications, Inc.

Established in 1996, Krupp Kommunications (K2) is an award-winning integrated public relations and marketing agency specializing in brand development for lifestyle, entertainment, and publishing properties. We ignite brands that help consumers help themselves by fostering the emotional need through national and grassroots activation.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --CKO Kickboxing, one of the fastest-growing health fitness franchises, recently opened a cardio kickboxing gym in Tottenville, Staten Island at 236 Richmond Valley Road. The high-quality, cross-training gym provides a family-friendly setting to south Staten Island residents who are looking for an alternative to Pilates, yoga, martial arts and spinning classes.

"We're excited to offer cardio boxing classes in Staten Island," said Jimmy Selleck, a former New York City Police Department lieutenant who co-owns the health fitness franchise with Nick Orlando and Mark Radu, who also own the CKO Kickboxing franchise in Great Kills, Staten Island.

"I'm a retired NYPD lieutenant. I was still working last May and started going to CKO Kickboxing in Great Kills, Staten Island. I started taking classes because I was out of shape. I was working at night, eating at odd times and that's a bad recipe," he said. "I fell in love with kickboxing. I started going every day. I lost 35 pounds. It was my calling."

He bonded with the owners of the local health fitness franchise and they urged him to join them in starting a new gym.

"I got pretty tight with Nick and Mark. They knew I was eligible to retire in January. As soon as they asked me, I said 'I'm in.' I didn't want to retire and do nothing," he said.

They said, "We think you'd be a good trainer and a good partner."

The rest is history. He retired on January 12, 2012; exactly 20 years to the day he joined the NYPD.

"I knew this was right. My kids are 12 and 9. I wanted to spend more time with them and now I can," he said. "I'm in the best shape of my life. I haven't been in this kind of shape since I played hockey for Wagner College in Staten Island."

CKO Kickboxing will post its kickboxing classes online.

CKO Kickboxing is offering Grand Opening Special Membership discounts. Join for one year and get 2 months free. Join for 6 months and get one month free.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL--(Marketwire -05/10/12)- Warm weather has arrived, and that means it's time to get outside, get active and get healthy. May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and The PGA of America is encouraging people nationwide to hit the links for fun, relaxing and enjoyable exercise. And since May is also Welcome to Golf Month, there are opportunities nationwide to enroll in free introductory programs and classes that can get a person on the way to a healthier lifestyle and a life-long interest in the game of golf.

"Golf will help you feel great, decrease your stress and improve your overall fitness," said Donna Richardson Joyner, a celebrity fitness expert, member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and avid golfer. "In addition, golf allows you to enjoy a balanced lifestyle, enjoy nature and allows you to spend quality time with your family, friends and colleagues."

Health and fitness experts advocate that taking 10,000 steps a day -- the equivalent of walking 18 holes -- improves overall fitness and helps with weight control. The game has numerous other mental and physical health benefits, including:

"The best thing about golf as exercise is that it doesn't feel like you're exercising. Walking 18 holes through beautiful scenery is a fun, moderate exercise that people of all ages can enjoy," said David Donatucci, director of fitness for The PGA of America.

In addition to promoting the game as great exercise, Play Golf America has launched the new "PGA Fitness Trail" on PlayGolfAmerica.com. This feature includes stretches and healthy nutritional tips that can be integrated into a round of golf to enhance your fitness experience and benefit your golf game.

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Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM - News):

Life Time The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE: LTM - News) will host a special grand reopening weekend celebration at its newly remodeled health and fitness center in Matthews May 12-13. Formerly a Lifestyle Family Fitness club, Life Time Fitness Matthews has undergone a remodeling effort designed to bring the facility to Life Time standards of quality and member experience. In addition, the center now makes it easier for members to reach their goals by offering distinct, innovative programs that help connect them to their passions.

Grand opening to feature tours and demonstrations that highlight Life Times state-of-the-art amenitiesincluding complimentary towel service, new, state-of-the-art equipment, programming and services:

In celebration of the grand opening, consumers may establish a new membership with special offers May 12-13, 2012.

To learn more about Life Time Fitness Matthews, visit

http://clubs.lifetimefitness.com/Matthews/62768/.

Note to editors, news directors and photo departments: Media seeking access to the club prior to the event or with special requests should contact KJ Leinberger at 952-229-7162 or kleinberger@lifetimefitness.com.

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By Sean Cochran, Golf Fitness

An integral component in the golf swing is the development of speed into the impact position. In order for the golfer to achieve maximum speed generation in the golf swing a number of components must be present.

First and foremost execution of the biomechanics of the swing must be refined. This allows for each phase of the swing to be performed in the correct sequence with precise timing. Developing this efficiency within the swing allows the golfer to develop and transfer speed in a very efficient manner to the impact position.

Secondly, equipment will be a determining factor in speed development. Matching the correct equipment for optimal launch characteristics will inevitably affect swing speeds and ball speeds. Thus allowing for the golfer to maximize the speed they generate in the swing.

The final component of speed generation is the body. In order to execute the golf swing in an efficient manner, the body must have the required levels of joint mobility, segmental stability, muscular flexibility, strength, and power. If the body is lacking in any of the aforementioned physical components, the ability to execute the biomechanics of the swing will most likely be hindered, thus resulting in an inability to achieve maximum speed development.

For example, in the downswing speed generation is initiated by the lower body via ground reaction forces. The speed initially generated by the lower body is transferred to the hips and core as the swing progresses. Additional speed is then added by the core and again transferred to the upper body. This process of speed addition and transfer continues to the club at the impact position.

If the golfer has physical limitations, the ability to both generate and transfer speed becomes limited. This results in what is termed energy leaks within the biomechanics of the swing. To limit energy links, develop the required physical parameters for the golf swing, and maximize speed generation on the physical side of the equation, the golfer can implement a series of golf specific fitness exercises. Such exercises develop the body around the requirements of the golf swing.

An example of a golf specific fitness exercise is Rip Trainer Impacts. This is a very conducive exercise for the golf swing as it is very cross-specific to the movement patterns of the swing. In addition this exercise develops the strength and power components of the kinetic chain (i.e. body).

To learn more about Sean Cochran and his golf fitness training exercises and golf fitness programs go to http://www.seancochran.com

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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Heavy rain and storms are canceling the La Crosse Fitness Festival marathon and delaying the start of the half-marathon.

Organizers say the half-marathon will be run at 8:30 a.m. instead of 7:00 a.m. Runners signed up to do the marathon, or marathon relay can run the half-marathon.

Shuttle buses will start running at 7:30 a.m. from 3rd and State Streets and from UW-L's Mitchell Hall.

There will be no refunds for the marathon, as it is stated in registration materials for the Fitness Festival.

Organizers say those running the marathon relay can run the half-marathon as a trade-off. Additional information will be given to those participants at the starting line.

Here is the La Crosse Fitness Festival's severe weather policy from their website:

Severe Weather: For the safety of the runners, volunteers and spectators, race officials will be in continuous contact with the La Crosse Weather Service before and during the races.

Although it is unlikely, all runners should be aware that the start of the races may be delayed due to the threat of severe weather, such as severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings.

After the races are underway, it may be necessary to halt one or both races should severe weather suddenly threaten the race course. Should this occur, race officials will notify the staff at the water and medical stations, police officers, and the finish line will be closed.

Runners on the course should attempt to find shelter, and race officials will attempt to provide buses to pick up runners as necessary. Please note that if the race is halted, it will not be possible to re-start.

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by Georgann Yara - May. 4, 2012 08:04 AM Special for The Republic

Starting a fitness studio centered on a new, hot workout in a city unfamiliar with it following a recession would scare off many prospective business owners.

But Rachel Forman wasn't intimidated by those odds when she and business partner Jenny Cushing decided to open the Body Lab in Phoenix in 2010. Nearly two years and hundreds of members later, the gamble appears to have paid off: A second location recently opened in Scottsdale.

Forman and Cushing were die-hard fans of Lagree Fitness, a workout that combines Pilates and cardio, but did not let their personal passion blur their professional vision. They did not give in to the temptation that seduces some fitness enthusiasts to handle both the fitness-training and business ends of their own gyms or studios. Forman said this approach has been the wise move.

"We hire the best trainers we can. Neither of us train," said Forman, a marketing consultant. "We know where our strengths are. That's why we are successful."

When it first opened, the Body Lab had 25 members, most of whom were familiar with the workout via studios in Southern California, where it originated. Now, there are more than 500 members between the two locations, Forman said. Of those, 100 have been with the Body Lab since its early months.

About 70 percent of members are women. There are senior citizens, teenagers, serious athletes and newcomers who may have never stepped on a treadmill or picked up a dumbbell. First classes are free, so rookies can give it a shot risk-free.

"We were both so passionate about the workout, and we knew Phoenix was a very fitness-oriented city. We were confident the community would embrace us," Forman said.

Fitness expert and former bodybuilder Sebastien Lagree created the workout formerly known as SPX Fitness. In a 50-minute session, it implements the strength training of Pilates and the fat-burning benefits of cardio with a machine called the Megaformer.

The workout appealed to professional athletes and celebrities in Los Angeles and caught on with fitness buffs seeking a new challenge. The machine allows more than 200 different workouts so they don't become routine and allows participants to modify the moves depending on their fitness levels or physical abilities.

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By Sean Cochran, Golf Fitness

The golf swing is often classified as rotary orientated athletic action where the individual generates speed in rotary movement patterns. Achievement of the rotary movement patterns of the golf swing does require the golfer to maintain specific postural positions and initiate movement patterns in an exacting sequence with the correct timing.

That being said, in order to execute the rotary actions of the golf swing successfully, not only is a fundamentally sound golf swing required, the golfer also needs a body encompassing the required levels of joint mobility, muscular flexibility, segmental stability, strength, and power to execute each phase of the swing efficiently.

If the golfer is lacking in the required levels of the aforementioned physical parameters, the ability to execute the rotary actions of the golf swing will most likely be limited. Such limitations can often lead to diminished levels of speed generation and the development of compensation patterns.

To counteract the potential for such limitations and develop a body without physical dysfunctions affecting the golf swing, one can look to implement corrective exercises to develop ones body around the physical requirements of the golf swing.

The first step in this process is to understand what is required of the body in terms of joint mobility, muscular flexibility, and segmental stability in the execution of the golf swing.

To answer this question we can turn our attention the Mobility/Stability Pattern of Human Movement. This principle states efficient movement of the body occurs in an alternating pattern of mobile joints and stable body segments. If this pattern of mobile joints and stable body segments is altered, dysfunction in movement patterns will occur, and compensation in these movement patterns will be the result. Listed below is a joint-by-joint view of this pattern within the human body.

Foot stable, Ankle mobile, Knee stable, Hip mobile, Pelvis/Sacral/Lumbar Spine stable, Thoracic Spine mobile, Scapular stable, Shoulder mobile, Elbow stable, Wrist mobile

As you can see from the above information the human body from feet to fingertips operates in an alternating pattern of a mobile joint followed by a stable joint. It is obvious joints such as the elbow and knee are not rod-like pieces of iron that do not flex or extend, but rather these joints are stable in terms of limited degrees of motion.

rotateFor example, the knee joint does not rotate in 360 degrees of motion as does the hip or shoulder, rather it operates essentially in one plane of motion flexing and extending. As a result this joint is considered a stable joint where as the hips, shoulder, ankle, and wrist require large ranges of motion for human movement and the golf swing to occur efficiently.

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